computer science + finance dual major. type of finance/investment jobs?
Hello all i am a highschooler and I am looking to dual major in CS and Finance. I hear to have great high paying finance jobs you must do something different from the crowd. I am also looking for working hard at a good company( dont know if that is management consulting or an investment bank) after my first 2-5 years after undergrad and then lead an investments group at a F500 or so..... but honestly idk i hear corporate finance is small and risky, and I figure I like computers and dealing with markets and create finance programs and with those skillz I could possibly lead an Investments division at a F500 but idk .... What do you guys think good possible careeers are in finance/investments if you have a CS+ Finance. Thanks a lot guys..........btw I dont really wanna be a quant lol
btw would equity research be something to lead me into working at a F500 investments/treasury type position? The reason for the CS is that it gives me step ahead and nowadays finance transactions are done via computer/internet and this dual will give me a better idea of how it works together.
Thanks again!!!!! I appreciate all the help I can get
I'm a math/finance major and I definitely think that the combo helped to set me apart from the rest.....gotta have a good gpa though or its all for nothing.
Maybe, you should first find out if you like Computer Science. If you're still in high school, take AP Computer Science if you can. Don't major in something just because you think it will lead to better "ops" especially the more technical fields. Besides, to get a good grade in CS, you should have some genuine interest. Plus if you really have a genuine interest in CS, you WOULD want some of the more "quant" jobs.
really CS is quant? I thought u needed to take like electrical/industrial enginnering to be a quant and quants are wall street guys i dont mind working on wall street it is actully one of my goals but only for 2-5 years where then I can move back to my city columbus, ohio and raise a family. There are a couple good F500 some that have HQ's here like Cardinal Health. So in all honesty i made dont understand what type of job title is this ( a guy who leads ( leadership) investments in the F500.) You understand? And after I come out of college and am looking for jobs on the street would they be equity research? Or should I not even work at an ibank and instead go to some managerial consulting company ( like McKinsey or Bain)? And I am interested in Comp Sci, but I cant take in high school cuz I am doing the IB diploma program and I am almost done with school.
Thanks all again! I really appreciate it
Having a solid understanding of programming is the hallmark of quant jobs (that and math). The reason why banks love hiring engineers and hard science phds for quant jobs is because they can code as well as count. Of course you could also study Financial Engineering (you'll learn programming there too).
Have you tried programming yet? There are plenty of great free IDEs out there, and the web is filled with tutorials. If your ultimate goal is do corporate development though, then it really won't come to much use. Obviously you aren't going to "lead" investments for a long time on, but getting analyst positions is a good place to start. After that, you just have to work hard and network to improve promotion opportunities.
I see thanks , but lets say I do trading at JPM after undergrad or somewhere if I quit after 2 years or so would I get a better job than an analyst in the investments side? I was thinking of doing corporate development but I heard that it was super risky and small at places like cardinal health or nationwide whom dont really buy companies much. I heard that M&A is still risky and not too rewarding at the F500's, but maybe I am wrong. I still love dealing with the markets and investing and I was thinking with the world changing so much I dont really know if Finance will just be enough to be successful, and thats another reason why I am considering comp sci. It seems reasonable enough and I heard from my uncle who worked at goldman and made bittorrent that have some technical degree is great with the soft skill. And he also said those 2 degrees are killer. My dad is in IT so i see a lot of programming at my house.
Thanks again for the advise and i will def look at those fre IDE's thanks a lot!!
Hey man I am pretty much in the same boat as you are; the only difference is that I am going to be a sophomore in college and considering changing my major from Business to Computer Engineering due to the fact the many people tell me that there are more opportunities with an Engineering major. After my first year as a business major I currently have a 4.0 gpa, so hopefully if I change majors I will be able to keep of the high gpa. But anyways reply back when you get some more information man because I am literally in the same boat as you are so I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks !
Computer science major and finance (Originally Posted: 06/02/2013)
We all know that there is many CS majors working in finance as a quant but can you get into non-technical position as cs major as well? Say if cs major would want to be just normal ibanker or trader would that be possible? And would minoring in finance help?
the bigger question is: why go CS (technical) --> finance (non-technical)? Makes no sense, it's like majoring in finance with the hope of working as a dev at Microsoft. If you want to do banking, study finance. If you're trying to differentiate yourself from your peers, get a 4.0.
I am going to study CS because I want to work as a dev in Silicon Valley, but I am askin this just because I want to know that is ibanking still option for me, if I later would want to go to finance instead of tech.
And why I am asking about non-technical is that if I am going to work as a programmer, I would like to work in technology company. But if I choose finance I would like to work that isn't that technical.
Atleast Michael Grimes studied CS so it should be possible to make killing in ibanking with technical backround.
I am going to study CS because I want to work as a dev in Silicon Valley, but I am askin this just because I want to know that is ibanking still option for me, if I later would want to go to finance instead of tech.
And why I am asking about non-technical is that if I am going to work as a programmer, I would like to work in technology company. But if I choose finance I would like to work that isn't that technical.
Atleast Michael Grimes studied CS so it should be possible to make killing in ibanking with technical backround.
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